Finally, Clive Palmer has formally put a full stop to his personal political career, announcing on Monday he won’t be running for the Senate. Palmer United Party (PUP) will still field Senate candidates…

The Clive Palmer story is one of the most remarkable in recent federal politics.
Dan Peled/AAP April 11, 2016

In his typical blustering manner, Clive Palmer, having refused every attempt to persuade him to participate in Monday’s ABC Four Corners – an expose of his controversial business affairs and overbearing…

Queenslanders won’t know until at least next week who will lead the next state government, despite Labor winning the crucial support of an independent MP. That means Campbell Newman will remain premier…

When Tony Abbott was asked on Friday whether he’d consider stepping aside for Julie Bishop or Malcolm Turnbull – both of whom are more popular than he is – the Prime Minister defaulted to chutzpah. Abbott…

One Nation’s Pauline Hanson says landholders’ constitutional water rights have been undermined by government changes – but is that true?
AAP Image/Tertius PickardJanuary 22, 2015

The Australian Constitution says residents have the right to water from the rivers for irrigation and conservation purposes but governments have brought in laws that are restricting this – One Nation’s…

Palmer United Party founder Clive Palmer had to miss the Queensland election launch, leaving it to state leader John Bjelke-Petersen – backed by senators Glenn Lazarus and Dio Wang – to make the pitch to voters.
AAP/Jamie McKinnellJanuary 18, 2015

It’s been a surprisingly muted campaign from the Palmer United Party (PUP) ahead of Queensland’s January 31 poll – and on Sunday, the man who started it all couldn’t even make it to his own party. At the…

Education Minister Christopher Pyne is still adamant on getting his higher education reforms through the Senate next year.
AAP/Lukas CochDecember 2, 2014

After the Senate sent his higher education bill packing, Education Minister Christopher Pyne dropped into a Universities Australia reception, which serendipitously happened to be in full swing at Parliament…

Glenn Lazarus has confirmed the Palmer United Party won’t support the government’s higher education reform package.
AAP/Lukas CochDecember 2, 2014

The full ramifications of Jacqui Lambie’s decision to leave the PUP kennel to sit as an independent won’t be clear for some time. Obviously, however, it is a major blow to Clive Palmer’s power. It further…

Jacqui Lambie quitting the Palmer United Party means the party no longer has the numbers in its own right to block legislation.
AAP/Alan PorrittNovember 24, 2014

After holding itself together for four-and-a-half months, potentially fatal cracks are appearing in the Palmer United Party (PUP). With fellow senators claiming that she refuses to attend party meetings…

Senator Jacqui Lambie said she voted down the FoFA regulations to ‘fix an injustice’ that she helped create.
AAP/Alan PorrittNovember 19, 2014

Australia’s financial services industry has been thrown into turmoil by the spectacular implosion of the Palmer United Party (PUP) and an independent stand by its supposed ally, Motoring Enthusiast Ricky…

PUP leader Clive Palmer has told Jacqui Lambie to challenge his leadership if she has doubts about the party’s direction.
AAP/Tracey NearmyNovember 13, 2014